Veikkausliiga: VPS defeats Oulu 2-1
VAASA. VPS beat Oulu to win 2-1.
VAASA. VPS topped Oulu to win 2-1. It was VPS to strike first with a goal of J. Vahtera at the 26′. Then it was a goal in the 34′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Jaaska gave the win to VPS in the 58′ minute with a goal. Oulu was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Elisa Stadion stadium in Vaasa on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Petri Viljanen who was helped by Erik Hyoty and Antti Kemppinen. The 4th official was Juuso Saarela. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.38 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 61%.
Match Statistics
Oulu was in firm control of the ball 61% while VPS was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Oulu was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, VPS was capable to find the solution to win this match.
VPS shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Oulu shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to VPS. On the opposite side, Oulu received 1 yellow card (Rafinha).
After this encounter, VPS will have 22 points to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, Oulu will stay with 30 points to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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26'26'
J. Vahtera
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32'32'
Rafinha
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34'34'
R. Floro
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46'46'
N. Jokelainen
J. Kallinen
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58'58'
R. Jaaska
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68'68'
S. Morrissey
R. Jaaska
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68'68'
R. Hudd
J. Vahtera
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73'73'
S. Alanko
T. Reid
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78'78'
M. Konkkola
Luquinhas
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84'84'
M. Koskela
O. Liimatta
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85'85'
J. Nuorela
K. Multanen
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85'85'
A. Raisanen
S. Lindeman
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90'90'
R. Nogha
A. Kabashi
Next match
In the upcoming Veikkausliiga match, VPS will play away with Mariehamn on the 16th of October with a 13-12 head to head in favor of Mariehamn (13 draws).
Oulu will host Ilves on the 16th of October with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Ilves (1 draw).
VPS: Formation and Lineups
VPS started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Jussi Nuorela chose to play with the following team: Oskari Forsman, Mikko Pitkänen, Juhani Pikkarainen, Jesper Engström, Joonas Vahtera, Prosper Ahiabu, Miika Niemi, Tyler Reid, Riku Jääskä, Kalle Multanen and Samuel Lindeman.
Substitutes
VPS made 5 changes: R. Jaaska for S. Morrissey (68′), J. Vahtera for R. Hudd (68′), T. Reid for S. Alanko (73′), K. Multanen for J. Nuorela (85′) and S. Lindeman for A. Raisanen (85′).
Oulu: Formation and Lineups
Oulu started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Ricardo Duarte played with: Calum Ward, Rafael Floro, Rafinha, Mehdi Hetemaj, Noah Pallas, Otso Liimatta, Jere Kallinen, Armend Kabashi, Rasmus Karjalainen, Lucas Morais and Michael López.
Substitutes
Oulu made 4 changes: J. Kallinen for N. Jokelainen (46′), Luquinhas for M. Konkkola (78′), O. Liimatta for M. Koskela (84′) and A. Kabashi for R. Nogha (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga
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